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The Essential Kenny G

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Released
  
January 24, 2006

Artist
  
Kenny G

Label
  
Arista/Legacy

The Essential Kenny G (2006)
  
Best (2006)

Release date
  
24 January 2006

Genre
  
Jazz

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Length
  
77:18 (Disc One) 77:14 (Disc Two) 154:32 (Total)

Producers
  
Kenny G, Walter Afanasieff, Michael Bolton, Dave Foster, Preston Glass, Dan Shea

Similar
  
Kenny G albums, Jazz albums

The Essential Kenny G is the fifth greatest hits album by saxophonist Kenny G, released by Arista Records in 2006. It reached number 3 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz chart. Two different editions of the album were released: the single-disc version contains fifteen songs, while the double-disc edition has 31 songs.

Contents

Single-disc version

  1. "What A Wonderful World" (with Louis Armstrong) – 3:01
  2. "Morning" – 5:15
  3. "Sister Rose" – 6:13
  4. "Even If My Heart Would Break" (featuring Aaron Neville) – 4:59
  5. "The Moment" – 6:01
  6. "Summertime" (featuring George Benson) – 6:44
  7. "Missing You Now" (with Michael Bolton) – 4:33
  8. "G-Bop" – 4:06
  9. "My Heart Will Go On" – 4:22
  10. "Beautiful" (featuring Chaka Khan) – 3:45
  11. "Havana" – 7:22
  12. "Going Home" – 5:30
  13. "Januari" (featuring Glenn Fredly) – 3:51
  14. "The Way You Move" (featuring Earth, Wind & Fire) – 4:09
  15. "Jasmine Flower" – 4:36

Disc 1

  1. "Songbird" – 5:03
  2. "Sade" – 4:20
  3. "Slip of the Tongue" – 4:53
  4. "Don't Make Me Wait for Love" – 4:03
  5. "Silhouette" – 5:29
  6. "Against Doctor's Orders" – 4:44
  7. "What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)" – 4:08
  8. "Brazil" – 4:38
  9. "Theme from Dying Young" – 4:01
  10. "We've Saved the Best for Last" – 4:20
  11. "Forever in Love" – 4:59
  12. "Midnight Motion (Live)" – 8:23
  13. "By the Time This Night Is Over" (featuring Peabo Bryson) – 4:24
  14. "Loving You" – 3:20
  15. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" – 3:58
  16. "Sentimental" – 6:35
  17. "De Mil Colores" (featuring Rosario Flores) - 3:59 (Bonus track)

Disc 2

  1. "What a Wonderful World" (with Louis Armstrong) – 3:01
  2. "Morning" – 5:14
  3. "Sister Rose" – 6:14
  4. "Even if My Heart Would Break" – 5:00
  5. "The Moment" – 6:03
  6. "Summertime" (featuring George Benson) – 6:46
  7. "Missing You Now" (with Michael Bolton) – 4:35
  8. "Pick Up the Pieces" (featuring David Sanborn) – 4:15
  9. "My Heart Will Go On" – 4:23
  10. "Beautiful" (featuring Chaka Khan) – 3:46
  11. "Havana" – 7:23
  12. "Going Home" – 5:32
  13. "The Way You Move" (featuring Earth, Wind & Fire) – 4:10
  14. "Deck the Halls / The Twelve Days of Christmas" – 3:00
  15. "Auld Lang Syne (The Millennium Mix)" – 7:52

Songs

1Songbird5:03
2Sade4:19
3Slip of the Tongue4:52

References

The Essential Kenny G Wikipedia
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